Soldiers who toppled Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta have held meetings with the opposition.
They have also promised to set up a civilian transitional government...
At least 45 migrants, including five children, have drowned in the deadliest shipwreck off Libya so far this year.
The UN's agency for refugees says...
Thirty radio stations in Guinea Bissau have suspended broadcast over an attack on a radio station.
The 24 hour radio blackout was in solidarity with...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has hit Tanzania in East Africa.
The seismic waves of the earthquake were felt in parts of neighbouring Kenya.
The tremors...
There are fears of an environmental disaster in Mauritius following an oil spill along its south-eastern coast.
The oil spill occurred after a "breach" in...
The Gambian government has declared a state of emergency and nationwide night curfew for 21 days.
The country’s president, Adama Barrow announced the latest action as coronavirus...